Taiwan Exports Growth Ease to 11-Month Low

2026-03-09 08:30 By Czyrill Jean Coloma 1 min. read

Exports from Taiwan rose 20.6% year-on-year to a ten-month low of USD 49.8 billion in February 2026, sharply slowing from a sixteen-year high of 69.9% in the previous month and missing market expectations of a 28.8% gain.

This marked the weakest annual growth since March 2025, weighed down by fewer working days due to the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, despite robust demand in the AI and cloud sectors.

Meanwhile, investors will also be closely monitoring US trade policy and the escalating Middle East conflict.

Shipments increased for information, communication, and audio-video products (38.7%), electronic product parts (24.6%), and machinery (10%).

Export growth was strongest to the US, where shipments soared 33.7% following a recent agreement that reduced US tariffs on many Taiwanese goods from 20% to 15%.

Considering the first two months of the year, Taiwan’s total exports reached USD 115.6 billion, up 44.5% compared with the corresponding period of the previous year.



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